The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-18

ixingly.
.Th.nk xou very much. hut don't |
..;.d 49, r.in.'' said Mia Dennis.
s.n..;.lex am hnn wav there and am
.lr..Jv wcer
.Aliow me "a fnsist. though have
No rights' he said. with manner that
w.s exsrrme,v defcrsntial. despite its
hurry. I'll i really t,e only thing 20
do"
Almost before she knew what she
vas doing. Violet found herself walk
| ing toward the buggy. and the next
| instant the young man had taken from
| Il = mans rubber coat. and was hold
| Ing Il out for her 20 put on. a. this
Miss Dennis drew back. somewhat
haughtily- She Was often caitcd
| naughty BY her friends. and sometimes
| laughed ~ BY them because o. II
.-ObIige me by putting this on At
once" the young man said, In voice
that had such an imp-rious ring that
Violet was actually surprised INTO
compliance. An instant more firm
hand under her elbow had assisted her
70 her seat. and the young man had
taken his beside her. and carefully
drawn the rubber blanket around her.
..Where top he said. turning and
facing her. and ~ he did 80 broke into
| broad smile. There was nothing In
the smile but pure amusement Du1
none the less. she resented t.
| 10 Mrs. Harper's clearinghouse.
At this end ofthe village. ifycu know
she answered. distantly-
Il do not know. regret 10 say.
But You i'll direct me. please
l Mis- Dennis merely bowed in reply.
| II do not know this country at all. y
| the gentleman went on. .'and You. ]
suppose. are almost as much = stranger
70 IT.
| This was uncomfortable. What right
had he to be trying to find out things
about her? She avoided looking
toward the handsome. brown-bearded
face so near TO her. and answered. ia
chilling tone:
.-On the contrary. 1 know II very
we'll
Then you live in this neighbor
hood." he asked. in surprised tone
Il beg your pardon y said Violet. Sc
Ivercly. not that she did not understand
him. but that she wished to intimidat'
him 50 that he would not repeat III
question
Il AK cd II YOU lived in this ncighbor
hood er companion said. quite una
ba~hed. aud with twinkle in his eve
that would probably have angcred he
further still. il she had deigned 70 NEE
his raze-
mo. 1 do not live in this neigbor
lhcod~ answered the girl. icilv.
u ann <ure the nei-hborhood Is vast
H. ,be loser thereby
y;o,.s threw hack her head with
..;on ~ naughty indignation. where
:, III s,r,nce,. broke into little mer
- l.urb.
PRAY forgive me-" he said. hastily
.-bu, IL Won knew how comical that =,
preston Of lofty kaufenr was in col
junction with that rubber coat an
those trickling feathers in your hat 70
would excuse me.
Violet looked straight before her. ~
Of confused and angry thoughts lh'
this young man who had eonstraire
her into an acceptance Of MS escc'
and protec..,A. BY what she had col
sislered cosvircing proof q ms renn'
ment and gentlemaniy consiaerA'io
should. ~ soon As ne got her IN "
buggy. be guilty q such under-pre
10 familiarity was perfectly astoundin;
She had felt instinctivc'y a nrst IN
she had 20 do with = gentleman an
"a had had no mi>givings about infrus
az ing herself % him. ana me almost It
it. lent ease q manner sna' ne had no
10 assumed made her wish 'nss enc %
le. kept to she rain ana Inc mua'
re- At last the drive came 20 an en-
- and y vas VIA 'nn'', ~ s'' Ia -
ar that she poin'su o1s - 80 -
Iu- house :.
- am muen cD''seu - ~ q
let forced herself 10 say thou-h Atte